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FirstBank Digital Banking, Other Services Back Online

First BanCorp., the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, said Monday night that as of today, it has brought back on line several of its operational and business systems after taking certain services offline over the weekend. The corporation said it had detected an alert in its technology infrastructure signaling a cybersecurity incident affecting certain service channels. Immediately upon the detection of the incident, the corporation said it activated security protocols and took preventive actions to protect its information and that of its customers, including by limiting certain bank services. Furthermore, the corporation notified law enforcement and applicable regulatory bodies, launched an investigation, and engaged the services of leading cyber defense firms and professionals.   The firm is in the early stages of assessing the incident, according to the release. Based on the information currently known, however, the corporation does not expect the incident to have a ...